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# decree
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## Related Ideas:
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prohibition
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## Definition:
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A decree is a proclamation or law that is publicly declared to all the people.
* God's laws are also called decrees, statutes, or commandments.
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* Like laws and commands, decrees must be obeyed.
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* An example of a decree by a human ruler was the proclamation by Caesar Augustus that everyone living in the Roman Empire must go back to their hometown in order to be counted in a census.
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* To decree something, or to "issue a decree," means to give an order that must be obeyed. This could be translated as to "order" or to "command" or to "formally require" or to "publicly make a law."
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* Something that is "decreed" to happen means that this "will definitely happen" or "has been decided upon and will not be changed" or "declared absolutely that this will happen."
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* A "prohibition" is a decree that tells people that they cannot do something they would otherwise do.
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(See also: [command ](../kt/command.md ), [declare ](../other/declare.md ), [law ](../other/law.md ), [proclaim ](../other/preach.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 15:13-15 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/15/13 )
* [1 Kings 08:57-58 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/08/57 )
* [Acts 17:5-7 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/17/05 )
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* [Daniel 02:13 ](rc://en/tn/help/dan/02/13 )
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* [Esther 01:22 ](rc://en/tn/help/est/01/22 )
* [Luke 02:01 ](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/01 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H561, H633, H1697, H5715, H1504, H1510, H1881, H1882, H1696, H2706, H2708, H2710, H2711, H2782, H2852, H2941, H2942, H3791, H3983, H4055, H4406, H4687, H4941, H5407, H5713, H6599, H6600, H6680, H7010, H7761, H8421, G1378, G3724
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
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decree, decreed, decrees, prohibition